RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

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KOALA Preparation • Collect pictures of koalas. Presentation • Share and discuss the koala pictures with the class. Ask the students to share their experiences with koalas. • Say the rhyme with the actions for the class. • Share the following information with the class: The koala in the rhyme is enjoying its lunch. Koalas, however, are said to be fussy eaters because they prefer to eat the leaves from just a few eucalypts. The koala mostly lives on its own, high above in the treetops, snoozing for up to 18 hours a day! It wedges its small tail into the fork of a branch of a gum tree, settles, and when it is hungry, helps itself to gumleaves growing nearby. Sometimes it has to climb along a branch to find more leaves, often sniffing a leaf before munching one! Additional activities/information • Read the following news item to the class. KOALA DISAPPEARS Before breakfast this morning, while her mother was asleep, Cutie Koala climbed down their gum tree and disappeared. A search for her has begun. • Through questioning, encourage the children to create a story sequence. Beginning: Where did Cutie live? Who did she live with? Did Cutie like living there? Why/Why not? How far did Cutie wander? After a while, how did she feel? Middle: When Cutie sat down to have a rest, some bush creatures came along. Koalas get their water from the gumleaves they eat and from dew and rain showers. The koala’s arms and legs are very strong for climbing. Rough pads on the paws and sharp pointed claws help the koala to climb and cling to the smooth branches of the eucalypts. The koala’s thick furry coat keeps it snug in winter as it curls up into a ball to keep warm. In the summer it keeps cool by lying on its stomach on a branch and dangling its arms and legs over the branch! • Say the rhyme with the actions again for the class. • The class claps the beat while saying the rhyme. • The class says the rhyme with the actions. Who were they? Did they offer to help Cutie? How did they take Cutie home? Ending: When they reached Cutie’s gum tree: How did Cutie feel? How did her mother feel? Did they remember to thank the bush creatures? ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy • The koala is Queensland’s faunal emblem. • Koalas are precious Australian animals. In as little as 15 years, they may disappear from the wild. Remember to record ‘Save the koala month’ (July) in the class diary/ calendar. I can dance the barramundi 34 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Koala Crunch Crunch Munch Munch Yummy gumleaves For my lunch. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Lines 1. Bite. Chew. 2. Bite. Chew. 3 & 4. Rub tummy. R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 35 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword I can dance the barramundi
Page 5 and 6: Teachers notes Action rhymes serve
Page 7 and 8: Bush dance I can dance The barramun
Page 9 and 10: Echidna Rustle Rustle Hustle Hustle
Page 11 and 12: Emu feather As I was fl oating In t
Page 13 and 14: Pet cat My lady cat strolls In and
Page 15 and 16: Getting up Woke up Out of bed Queas
Page 17 and 18: Dugite Br-ea-th-ing in Th-ink-ing t
Page 19 and 20: Gum tree Diddledy diddledy Dumpty A
Page 21 and 22: Bush damper Flour and water Pinch o
Page 23 and 24: Wombat It was a wild and Windy nigh
Page 25 and 26: Crossing a creek Stepp-ing o-ver st
Page 27 and 28: Trolley Shopping trolley trundling
Page 29 and 30: Where am I? Feeling funny Squirm in
Page 31 and 32: Old house Old house Creaking door R
Page 33 and 34: Jackaroo I crack my whip I gallop m
Page 35 and 36: Cane toad It chomps up the middle I
Page 37: Magpie I love My dappled magpie tre
Page 41 and 42: Spring things Butterfl ies Buzzy be
Page 43 and 44: Ducksailing On the water Crumpled,
Page 45 and 46: Veranda When I stay with Grandpa An
Page 47 and 48: Southern Cross I’m looking for Th
Page 49 and 50: Joey In his mother’s pouch When h
Page 51 and 52: Hills ® hoist Washing on the Hills
Page 53 and 54: Walking bus Off we go On the walkin
Page 55 and 56: Kakadu Skip with me Mum and Dad And
Page 57 and 58: Bunyip Rompa Stompa Rompa Stompa Be
Page 59 and 60: Sandcastle I built a castle On the
Page 61 and 62: Matilda waltzing I saw Matilda walt
Page 63 and 64: Karri We love The giant karri trees
Page 65 and 66: Platypus Dig your burrow Deep and d
Page 67 and 68: A bird’s-eye view I spread my win
Page 69 and 70: Windmill Windmill turning Round and
Page 71 and 72: Dingo Lost dog dingo Running down t
Page 73 and 74: Tin roof Snug and warm In my soft b
Page 75 and 76: Crocodile Deep down on the riverbed
Page 77 and 78: Daintree Come with me Take my hand
Page 79 and 80: Rottnest Cuddly little quokkas Snoo
Page 81 and 82: Bush tales Tiptoe out Tuck yourselv
Page 83 and 84: Possum Brush-tailed possum Ran away
Page 85: Phillip Island seal Flap Flip Flip

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